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POP SINGER Randomized Clinical Trial
Recruiting
Pain Management Optimized Through Patient-centered Multi-Session Group Music Therapy Within INteGrative sharEd progRamming: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults aged 18 and older 2. Reporting pain on most days per month for a duration of ≥3 months 3. Independently ambulatory (i.e., able to walk 10 feet without a cane or walker) 4. Willing to participate in the full scope of the program 5. Access to internet, active email address, \& laptop, tablet, and/or PC with videoconferencing capabilities 6. Have reliable access to a mobile device with an active data plan at home and is comfortable accessing the internet and their email with this device 7. Able to read and understand English Exclusion Criteria: 1. Significant hearing and/or visual impairment 2. Have had a major surgery (e.g., spine surgery, joint replacement) within the past 6 months 3. Have a planned surgery within the next 6 months at the time of enrollment 4. Unable to independently provide consent (i.e., no proxy consent) 5. Active suicidal ideation 6. Severe psychological comorbidity (e.g., psychosis, schizophrenia) that would prevent patient from engaging fully in intervention 7. Receiving active cancer treatment. 8. Diagnosed with medical condition likely to be terminal within 24 weeks 9. Either (a) active substance abuse of cocaine, heroin, cannabis, or alcohol or (b) unmanaged opioid use disorder diagnosis present within the EHR in the last 6 months 10. Currently receiving music therapy from a professional music therapist 11. Currently engaged in regular weekly yoga practice
About the study
Conduct a feasibility randomized controlled trial (N = 130, 65 per group) comparing the POPSINGER music therapy (MT) intervention to yoga.
What is being tested
- Yoga (behavioral)
- Music Therapy (behavioral)
Sponsor: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center · Participants: 130 · Started: Jul 29, 2026
Contact the study team
- Nita Hoxha, MBA · Phone: 216-286-6219
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07756541
Locations in the U.S.
| Ohio | University Hospitals, Cleveland |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.